2024 Mallareddy University

Hyderabad, India. November 02, 2024

IoT Based Drinking Water Quality Monitoring with ESP32

K. SaiPavan Khasim shaik G.Krishna sameer
B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech
School of Engineering School of Engineering School of Engineering
Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Kouashik saraf M.Manikiran

B.Tech B.Tech
School of Engineering School of Engineering
Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India
[email protected]
[email protected]

Guide:G.Tejasree
Professor
School of
Engineering,
Mallareddy
University

Abstract: The increasing urbanization and industrialization Sensor selection: Researchers have investigated various
have led to significant pollution of water resources, posing a sensors to measure water quality parameters, including pH,
serious threat to public health. Ensuring the quality of drinking temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
water is paramount for maintaining human well-being. This Common choices include potentiometric, optical, and
paper presents an IoT-based system utilizing the ESP32 electrochemical sensors.
microcontroller for real-time monitoring of drinking water
quality parameters. The proposed system employs a IoT platforms: The ESP32 microcontroller has emerged as a
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combination of sensors to measure key water quality indicators popular choice for IoT applications due to its low-power
such as pH, temperature, turbidity, and conductivity. These consumption, Wi-Fi capabilities, and integration with various
sensors are interfaced with the ESP32, which processes the sensors.
sensor data and transmits it to a cloud platform for remote
monitoring and analysis. The ESP32's low- power consumption Data transmission: Different communication protocols, such
and Wi-Fi capabilities make it an ideal choice for this as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular networks, have been employed
application. to transmit sensor data to cloud platforms or local servers.
Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the Cloud-based platforms: Cloud services like ThingSpeak, AWS
proposed system in accurately measuring water quality IoT, and Google Cloud Platform have been utilized for data
parameters. The data collected from the sensors is storage, processing, and visualization.
visualized on a web-based dashboard, providing users
Machine learning: Machine learning algorithms have been
with real- time insights into the drinking water quality.
applied to analyze historical water quality data and predict
The system's ability to detect anomalies and trigger alerts
future trends.
enables timely intervention to address potential
contamination issues. . Mobile applications: Mobile apps have been developed to
provide real-time access to water quality data and alerts.
1. INTRODUCTION
The IoT-based drinking water quality monitoring system
presented in this paper offers a reliable and efficient solution for 1
ensuring the safety and purity of drinking water. By leveraging Representative studies:
the capabilities of the ESP32 and cloud-based technologies, this Zhang et al. (2018): Developed an IoT-based water quality
system can contribute to improving public health and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks. The system
environmental sustainability.The primary problem addressed in successfully monitored temperature, pH, and conductivity.
this project is the lack of real-time monitoring and efficient Li et al. (2020): Proposed an IoT and cloud-based water
management of drinking water quality, particularly in areas quality monitoring system. The system integrated sensors,
affected by urbanization and industrialization. Specific ESP32, and a cloud platform for data analysis and visualization.
challenges include contamination from industrial effluents, 4
agricultural runoff, and other pollutants, delayed detection due
to traditional testing methods, and limited accessibility in
Vaishnavi V. Daigavane and Dr. M. A. Gaikwad: Presented
remote or underserved areas. This project aims to address these an IoT-based water quality monitoring system that measured
challenges by developing an IoT-based system that can provide turbidity, pH, and temperature. The system used ESP32 and
real-time monitoring, early detection of contaminants, and cloud-based services for data transmission and analysis.
improved access to water quality data.
Overall, the literature suggests that IoT-based drinking
2. LITERATURE SURVEY water quality monitoring systems using ESP32 offer a
The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology with promising solution for addressing the challenges of
water quality monitoring systems has garnered significant traditional methods. The integration of sensors, IoT platforms,
attention in recent years. Numerous studies have explored the cloud computing, and machine learning enables real- time
potential of IoT to address the limitations of traditional monitoring,
methods, such as delayed detection and limited accessibility. This survey highlights the convergence of NLP and QNLP,
Key findings from existing research: pointing toward improved semantic analysis in auto-
 generated sentences. 5.1 Testing and Validation

3. ANALYSIS
3.1 Project Planning and Research
Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the
proposed system in accurately measuring water quality
parameters. The data collected from the sensors is visualized on
a web- based dashboard, providing users with realtime insights
into the drinking water quality. The system's ability to detect
anomalies and trigger alerts enables timely intervention to
address potential contamination issues. The IoT-based drinking
water quality monitoring system presented in this paper offers a
reliable and efficient solution for ensuring the safety and purity
of drinking water. By leveraging the capabilities of the ESP32
TEST CASE 1- The temperature sensor will show the room
and cloud-based technologies, this system can contribute to
temperature. When the TDS Sensor is dry andnot exposed to air,
improving public health and environmental sustainability.
it will show an EC value as zero. You can view these data on
OLED Screen.
4. DESIGN

4.1 Circuit diagram

TEST CASE 2-When the temperature Sensor & TDS Sensor is

dipped in water, the OLED will display theEC & Temperature
value of the water.

4.2 Methods & Algorithms 5.2 Output Screens

Methods and Algorithms for IoT-Based Drinking Water Quality
Monitoring Data Acquisition and Processing
• Sensor selection: Choose appropriate sensors based on
accuracy, precision, and compatibility with the ESP32.

• Sensor calibration: Regularly calibrate sensors to ensure

accurate measurements.

• Data sampling: Determine the optimal sampling rate for each

sensor based on the desired level of detail and system resources.
• Data preprocessing: Clean and preprocess sensor data to
remove noise, outliers, or missing values. Communication and
Data Transmission

• Protocol selection: Choose a suitable communication protocol

(e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) based on range, data rate, and power
You can also monitor the same data on the Thingspeak
consumption requirements
dashboard. To view the data, go to the Thingspeak private view
& you will see the EC & Temperature data getting uploaded
after the interval of every 15 seco

5. DEPLOYMENT AND RESULT

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
6. CONCLUSION
We sincerely thank our DEAN Dr. Thayyaba Khatoon for
6.1 Project Conclusion her constant support and motivation all the time. A special
acknowledgement goes to a friend who enthused us from the
The IoT-based drinking water quality monitoring project back stage. Last but not the least our sincere appreciation goes
utilizing the ESP32 microcontroller has successfully to our family who has been tolerant understanding our moods,
demonstrated an effective solution for real-time monitoring of and extending timely support. We would like to express our
water quality parameters. This system incorporates various gratitude to all those who extended their support and
sensors to measure critical indicators such as pH, turbidity, suggestions to come up with this application. Special Thanks
temperature, and dissolved oxygen levels.Key to our mentor Prof. Tejasree whose help and stimulating
Achievements:Real-Time Monitoring: The ESP32's Wi-Fi suggestions and encouragement helped us all time in the due
capabilitiesallowed for continuous data transmission to a cloud course of project development.
server, enabling users to monitor water quality remotely via a
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